Residents of the Bronx are split on whether they feel their neighborhood is dangerous.

"Crime exists and you have to be careful on how you walk the streets of New York," said Bronx resident Jessica Perez.

Others agree. They believe crime has increased in their neighborhood.

"It is really bad out here," said street vendor Peter Michael. "The crime is increased actually."

He has lived in the neighborhood for 20 years and has sold goods for much of that time.

Michael shared one dangerous situation with a man on a bike near the spot he works on Fordham Road.

"He has the gun in his hand and he said 'I'm gonna shoot you,' for no reason" Michael said.

An elderly lady was also robbed in front of him as she came out of a bank.

"As soon as she got the money out, he grabbed her purse and he [threw] her on the floor right here,” Michael said.

However, violence is down citywide, according to the NYPD. There were 193 murders from the beginning of the year until June 25, compared to 209 murders last year during the same time period, an 8% decline for the year prior and a 15% decline from two years ago.

Shooting incidents are also down in the city so far this year. However, felony assaults are up by about 8%, according to the NYPD.

The Bronx has seen a 10% decrease in murders so far this year, according to the NYPD. Shooting incidents are down 32% after big spikes in youth violence and gang shootings last year.

Chris Menexas, the owner of Gyro King on Fordham Road, says he does not see the crime people are talking about.

"Not over here. Not in this area," Menexas said. "Never happen. Nothing to us over here 52 years."

Customer Danel Bueno says people shouldn't be so afraid.

"For the last eight months, I've been taking the train in Brooklyn. I haven't seen anything. I haven't seen anybody getting stabbed. I haven't seen anybody get robbed. I go to sleep. I knock out on the train. Nothing has ever happened to me so far," Bueno said.

But Perez feels just the opposite.

"They tried to make it seem like things are getting better. When you live in the Bronx, right, like I lived all my life, you walk in fear. You're always looking behind your shoulder, because you never know what could happen and what can happen," Perez said.